VisualEditor: Add Amazon Silk browser to blacklist
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	Mdennis-WMF
	Jul 4 2013, 10:48 PM

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When I try to use VisualEditor on my Kindle Fire, the article goes into edit mode, but clicking in the article doesn't bring up the keyboard like it does on an iPad. I'm presuming that aading support for the Kindle Fire's Amazon Silk browser isn't on your to do list now. Could you please add this browser to the blacklist? I would like to keep VE on in my preferences so it works when I'm on my PC but not have VE get in the way while on the Kindle. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 02:59, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Resolved		Jdforrester-WMF	T52781 VisualEditor: Browser blacklist issues (tracking)
		Resolved		Krenair	T52777 VisualEditor: Add Amazon Silk browser to blacklist

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Medium.Nov 22 2014, 1:46 AM

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Mdennis-WMF created this task.Jul 4 2013, 10:48 PM

Note that I've got a first-gen Kindle Fire in my collection at the office, if it needs testing. I don't have the newer generations (Android 4-based) though.

I found emulator images for the 2nd-gen Kindle Fires and HDs, but they don't include the browser.

*headdesk*

(In reply to comment #2)

I found emulator images for the 2nd-gen Kindle Fires and HDs, but they don't
include the browser.

*headdesk*

Mostly we just want to verify that any blacklisting we put in jquery.client based on UA string actually works. :-)

Well, here's the sample UA strings, plop those in your tests. :)

https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/specifications.html#UserAgentStrings

Change 72108 had a related patch set uploaded by Jforrester:
[WIP] Blacklist Amazon Silk

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/72108

(In reply to comment #4)

Well, here's the sample UA strings, plop those in your tests. :)

https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/specifications.html#UserAgentStrings

That redirects me to another page without a user agent section...

(In reply to comment #6)

(In reply to comment #4)

Well, here's the sample UA strings, plop those in your tests. :)

https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/specifications.html#UserAgentStrings

That redirects me to another page without a user agent section...

Now apparently moved to:

http://docs.aws.amazon.com/silk/latest/developerguide/user-agent.html

Change 110989 had a related patch set uploaded by Alex Monk:
jquery.client: Recognise Amazon Silk

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/110989

Change 110989 merged by jenkins-bot:
jquery.client: Recognise Amazon Silk browser

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/110989

Change 72108 merged by jenkins-bot:
Blacklist Amazon Silk

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/72108

Jdforrester-WMF added a project: VisualEditor.Dec 3 2014, 2:12 AM

Jdforrester-WMF added a project: VisualEditor pre-2015 work.Sep 26 2015, 2:06 PM

Krenair mentioned this in T120012: Support Amazon Silk web browser.Dec 1 2015, 7:39 PM